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- Describe Symbolic Interactionism. Describe the value of a new car from the symbolic interactionist perspective. Why does the car have meaning, and why is it important?
- Describe Conflict Theory in general and then develop the ideas of what the limitations of this theory.
- Describe Social Functionalism. Considering that humans have created systems, how would you describe economics from a social functional point of view?
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Give an example of "conceptualization."One rather famous example of someone defining and specifying meaning is Elwin Powell’s 1958 conceptualization of anomia or anomie. Powell states that anomia is “When the end of action become contradictory, inaccessible, or insignificant”, the then explains that it is also followed by an overall feeling of emptiness, and apathy, and sense of meaningless and loss of orientation.SOURCES:Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 138-1406. What are the benefits of "quantitative methods?"One of the best benefits to quantitative methods, is a quantitative method can provide more explicit result that researchers can directly preserve the data.SOURCES:Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 24-25, & 3377. What are the benefits of "qualitative methods?"One major benefit of qualitative methods is the depth of understanding that it has. But it is fairly flexible, and can be more cost effective than quantitative methods. Therefore qualitative methods are found to generally have more validity.SOURCES:Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 334-3358. What are the benefits of "mixed methods?"The main benefit of mixed methods is an overall clear understanding and the results within the research. It adds a fertility to the data, especially if it is a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods.SOURCES:Babbie, E. R. (2014). The basics of social research. Sixth edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. pp. 114-1209. What is the "sociological imagination?"Sociological imagination is a tool coined by C. 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Then, provide an explanation of one challenge you may encounter if you attempted to integrate the theory you selected with your lens of couples counseling in your professional practice.As I try to relate to my clients, a challenge may present itself if I relate more to one member than the other. Relationship structure between family members is composed of individual’s roles and boundaries with one another (Psychotherapy. net). When assisting a family, I may agree more with one member. By doing so, this also does not encourage the members to comprise because I may not agree that one member is contributing to the presenting problem. Lack of awareness can lead to “favoritism”. In family and couple therapy, the professional should not choose sides (Williams, 2012). Professionals should intervene to help the family structure improve. To effectively intervene, the therapist analyzes what/who influences the problem and decides whether to challenge or reinforce this influence to address their current problem (Psychotherapy.net). To compromise, I must challenge areas that need improvement while also reinforcing strengths/ positive attributions of each member. Then, explain how you might mitigate this challenge. Be specific.I might mitigate this challenge by increasing my self-awareness. I will remind myself of the role that I have when working with families and groups. In addition, I will actively engage and relate to all the members to help them fully understand the conflict and what has influenced it. For instance, if a family is experiencing financial problems and one member continues to spend excessively, I can ask questions to learn why that individual continues to spend. He/she may work a stressful job and like to treat themselves. By relating to the need to reward yourself as a method of self-care, I can also help both members identify strategies to compromise while still fulfilling self-care needs and financial boundaries. Utilizing open-ended questions can encourage the members to also talk to one another about their issue in a safe environment, free of judgment. These conversations, facilitated by the professional, can result in changed behaviors (German, Lebow & Snyder, 2015). This method of intervening can enhance the relationship structure between the family. References Gurman, A. S., Lebow, J. L., Snyder, D. K. (2015). Clinical handbook of couple therapy. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.Psychotherapy. net . Structural family therapy - With Harry Aponte. (n.d.). https://waldenu.kanopy.com/video/structural-family-therapy. Williams, M. (2012). Couples counseling: A step by step guide for therapists. 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Then, provide an explanation of one challenge you may encounter if you attempted to integrate the theory you selected with your lens of couples counseling in your professional practice.As I try to relate to my clients, a challenge may present itself if I relate more to one member than the other. Relationship structure between family members is composed of individual’s roles and boundaries with one another (Psychotherapy. net). When assisting a family, I may agree more with one member. By doing so, this also does not encourage the members to comprise because I may not agree that one member is contributing to the presenting problem. Lack of awareness can lead to “favoritism”. In family and couple therapy, the professional should not choose sides (Williams, 2012). Professionals should intervene to help the family structure improve. 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